Agnes Moorehead was born on December 6, 1900 in Clinton, Massachusetts. On April 30, 1974 Agnes Moorehead passed away in Rochester, Minnesota from lung cancer. She was 74.

Moorehead's limousine is displayed at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

In the 1930s Moorehead started working for dramatic radio; often impersonating Eleanor Roosevelt on "The March of Time". She also portrayed the first Margot Lane on Mutual Radio's "The Shadow"(1937-1939). Orson Welles recruited Agnes Moorehead for his Mercury Theater in the late 1930s. She would later join him in Hollywood for the film "Citizen Kane" in 1941.

Best known for her role as "mother witch" Endora for Nickelodeon's famous TV series "Bewitched" (1964-72), Moorehead initially turned the role down but reconsidered after Elizabeth Montgomery personally requested her participation.

Moorehead's performance in 1942's "The Magnificent Ambersons" was absolutely splendid; it was the first of four Oscar nominations Moorehead would receive throughout her career. Her other nominations were for performances in 1944's "Mrs. Parkington", 1948's "Johnny Belinda", and 1965's "Hush, Sweet Charlotte". During the 1948 Academy Award show Agnes Moorehead was the first woman to co-host; she did so alongside Dick Powell.

Agnes Moorehead's favorite color was purple eventually earning her the nickname "Lavender Lady".

Agnes Moorehead later starred in the ill-fated film "Conquerer" in 1956. The film was shot previously in 1954 in the Nevada desert nearby U.S. government nuclear testing facilities. It was believed the filming had exposed the cast to deadly carcinogens after several actors from the film later died of cancer; including John Wayne, Dick Powell, Susan Hayward, and Perdro Armendariz,

Agnes Moorehead's other notable credits include...

CHARLOTTE'S WEB (1973)
DEAR DEAD DELILAH (1972)
THE SINGING NUN (1966)
BEWITCHED (1964-1972 TV series)
POLLYANNA (1960)
THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES (1957)
MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1954)
SHOW BOAT (1951)
DARK PASSAGE (1947)
DRAGON SEED (1944)
CITIZEN KANE (1941)